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Bloomerang vs Braintree

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Bloomerang

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Donor relationship management for nonprofits

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Braintree

E-commerce

End-to-end checkout experiences for businesses, from PayPal

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bloomerang pricing is based on the number of constituent records tracked, so the bill grows with the database rather than with usage; Braintree vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bloomerang and Braintree actually diverge.

Attributes where Bloomerang and Braintree differ
AttributeBloomerangBraintree
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsWeb, IOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryNonprofit & FundraisingE-commerce
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bloomerang

  • Donor database management
  • Donation tracking
  • Relationship tracking
  • Task management
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Drive

Only in Braintree

Nothing recorded that Bloomerang does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bloomerang

  • Donor management and fundraising for nonprofit organisationsnot Braintree
  • Tracking constituent records, donations and volunteer activitynot Braintree

Braintree

No use cases recorded yet. See the Braintree review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bloomerang

  • Pricing is based on the number of constituent records tracked, so the bill grows with the database rather than with usage
  • The all in one Giving Platform starts at $242 a month billed annually
  • The products are sold separately, with Fundraising from $40 a month, CRM from $125 and Volunteer from $119, so a full stack means stacking subscriptions
  • Every published price is a starting figure billed annually, with exact cost requiring a sales conversation

Braintree

  • Vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing
  • Now marketed and hosted directly under the PayPal brand at paypal.com rather than a standalone braintreepayments.com site, which now redirects

Pricing, plan by plan

Bloomerang

On request
  • Basic$60/month
    • Basic donor database
    • Email marketing
  • Premium$150/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Volunteer management
    • Mobile app

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bloomerang if

  • You need donor database management.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want donation tracking.
Bloomerang review

Choose Braintree if

Nothing in the data separates Braintree from Bloomerang on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Braintree review

Questions people ask

Is Bloomerang or Braintree better?
Neither clearly leads. Bloomerang starts at On request and Braintree at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bloomerang or Braintree?
Bloomerang starts at On request and Braintree at On request.
Does Bloomerang or Braintree run on more platforms?
Bloomerang runs on Web, IOS, Android. Braintree runs on Web.
What is Bloomerang best used for?
Bloomerang is most often used for donor management and fundraising for nonprofit organisations, tracking constituent records, donations and volunteer activity. Of those, donor management and fundraising for nonprofit organisations and tracking constituent records, donations and volunteer activity are not what Braintree is typically brought in for.
What can Bloomerang do that Braintree cannot?
Bloomerang covers Donor database management, Donation tracking, Relationship tracking, Task management.
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